Mail-box.



M. NEIDE'RMEYER.

MAIL BOX.

APRLYICATION FILED JUNE 25. m4.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916..

COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D, c.

MARTIN NEIDERMEYER, or HER-Noon, Kansas.

MAIL-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

Application filed. June 25, 1914. Serial No. 847,248.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, MARTIN NEIDERMEYER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Herndon, in the county ofRawlins, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Mail-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same. V

This invention relates to improvements in mail boxes, and particularlyto mail boxes used in rural districts.

One object of the invention is to provide a mail box which containsspace for large packages, a movable receptacle for smaller packages andmeans for facilitating theremoval of coins for postage.

Other objects and advantages willbe apparent from the followingdescription, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 1s an elevation of a mailbox made 1naccordance with my invention Fig. 2 is a top plan View. Fig; 3 is a planview showing the lid in open po-' V sition. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionthrough V the left hand portion of. the structure, on

line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view onthe line 55 of Fig. 3 with the box closed. Fig. 6 is a transversesection on the line 66 of Fig. 3 with the box closed.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings,10. represents asuitable box preferably formed of sheet metal, the upper edge of whichis turned downwardly and outwardly as indicated at 11. Hinged to the boxis a rounded cover 12 one edge of which is provided with an aperturedlug 13 arranged for registration with a similar lug 14 carried by thebox and receivingthe padlock 15 therethrough. It will be noted that thelower edge of the turned over portion 11 fits snugly against the innerface of the cover so as to prevent entrance of rain or snow. Pivotallymounted on one end of the cover is a signal arm 16. Disposed within thebox-and connected to one end by the hinge 17 is a receptacle 18,thisreceptacle resting on the brackets 19 which are secured 7 within thebox so as to hold the receptacle inproper position. Secured to the innerside of thereceptacle is abracket 20, and pivotally mounted on the saidbracket is a coin holdingtray 21. This tray is adapted to be tilted bythe hand so as to dump thecoins into the collectors hand without thenecessity for removing the glove. Also secured to the receptacle are thevertically extending spring fingers 22 between which the unstampedletter is to be engaged. This pair of fingers will thus hold the letterseparate from other mail matterwhich has been stamped-and will obviatethe necessity for sorting the mail matter'to separate the stamped fromthe unstamped matter. v

It will be noted that the receptacle 18'is supported at a suitableheight above the bottom of the box, therefore providing space foraccommodating packages which are approximately the length'of the box."

What is claimed 1s:

; A mail box comprising a box proper, a

movable :cover for the box, a letter recepv taclepivotally supportedwithinjthe box, a pivoted coin traymounted on the receptacle, and meansmounted on the receptacle adjacent the tray for supporting the unstampedletters.

In testimony whereof 'I aflix rny' signa-. ture, in the'presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses:

F. H. DEA H, R. C. DRATH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. 0.

. MARTIN NEID RMEY R;

